If the strikers' argument is that LU need to employ
more staff than at present, then certainly the previous
Mayor and TfL have questions to answer. But more staff
costs money, and this raises still further doubt about the
wisdom of freezing fares. LU claimed they could finance
the new Mayor's reckless pledge by economy savings, but
if in practice those savings mean under-staffing the system,
the whole package needs to be reviewed.